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2015 Spring Conference

Oceans of Opportunity - Waves of Success

Human Resources & Payroll Information Technology

105: Developing Your Wellness Program on a Shoestring Budget and 106: Virtual Desktop Infrastructure
Increase Participation Among your Employees Learn why Casa Grande Elementary decided to use VMWare View’s Virtual Desktops to refresh
Learn the value of senior leadership support and designating a wellness leader, How to design their desktops. This session will cover from the decision to the implementation of installing and
the program based upon employee needs and interests, Affordable educational and activity supporting VDI.
programs and resources, Communication and promotion, and Easy and no cost wellness ideas. Presented by: Benjamin Katingima, Casa Grande Elementary School District, Diego Alonzo,
Then, learn how to make Wellness an organizational priority, why employees do not participate Hye Tech Security Solutions.
in Wellness programs and how to engage them, the value of senior leadership support and how 206: Troubleshooting WiFi & RF Fundamentals
to get it, how to develop a Wellness program based on employees needs and interests, how to This session focuses on understanding the often overlooked Radio Frequency part of designing,
communicate Wellness Program initiatives to get desired participation. deploying and troubleshooting a Wireless LAN Network. It discusses 802.11 radio, 802.11ac
Presented by: Anna Carreon, Pinal County School Office ESA, and Linda Weston, Bagnall
specifics, antennas placements, and antenna patterns. We will discuss best practice trouble-
205: Payroll Panel Discussion shooting techniques and the major topics include RF fundamentals, wireless authentication,
Join this knowledgeable panel to discuss payroll changes pertaining to non-exempt employees, and roaming. We will also review key issues to watch out for.
timecards, supervisor’s responsibility, tracking changes and errors systematically, and a discus- Presented by: David Sanders, Mesa Public Schools and Jeremy Stanley, Cisco Systems
sion of what you are doing in your district. 306: The Untethered Classroom – Wireless Display + Mobile Device + Projector
Presented by: Beverly Myers, Florence Unified School District, Anna Ortega, Pinal
County School Office, Ruth Smith, Pinal County Data Processing, and Jamie Dixon, = Untethered Teaching and Learning
Pinal County ESA Learn how Mesa Public Schools is using Wireless Display (WiDi) to “Untether” the teacher from
cables. This session will discuss the planning, the implementation, and the professional devel-
305: Basics of Pension Accounting: What a School District Should Know opment ups and downs of this massive project.
There are big changes ahead with your financial statements that all business managers should Presented by: David Sanders, Mesa Public Schools
understand. You need to know about the new pension accounting standards going into effect
June 30, 2015 with the implementation of GASB Statement 68. It’s going to impact a number of 406: Technology in the Trades
items you need to be familiar with. This course will be Part 1 of 2. Part 2, which covers the audit Learn how technology is changing how Operation and Facility departments are infusing technol-
implications of the new pension accounting standards, will be presented during the summer ogy into their daily work.
conference. Presented by: David Sanders, Mesa Public Schools and Mike Finn, Peoria Unified School District
Presented by: Anna Carreon, Pinal County School Office ESA and Jeffrey Patterson &
Brian Hemmerle, Henry & Horne, LLP
405: Payroll 101 – Pay now or PAY LATER
Are you familiar with FLSA? Payroll tax requirements? This session will cover some payroll ba-
sics from best practices in time keeping and employee compensation to payroll tax reporting
requirements. Whether you are new to payroll or need to brush up on the basic requirements,
this is the session for you.
Presented by: Donna Horton, Palominas School District and Melissa Higdon, Tavun Advisory Services